Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Section 102(2)(C) requires the agency preparing an impact statement to obtain comments from any other agency that “has jurisdiction by law… with respect to any environmental impact involved.” Yet would anyone say that the government should therefore ignore the risk of a lab accident. It chose not to do so.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. Governance. The Climate Act also creates important challenges and opportunities for Chile’s private sector.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Since the initiation of climate change litigation several years ago, various state governments and interest groups have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies and governing authorities. Notably, the law did not require proof of any intent to defraud on the part of ExxonMobil. People by James v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This ongoing PUCO proceeding is specific to the costs of operating the two coal plants in 2020. These pre-2020 subsidies were approved by the PUCO as hedges, so that customers would get a credit when market electricity prices exceeded OVEC’s costs. The post-2020 subsidies tell a very similar story.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Still, given the potential for even more serious damage in the future, government at all levels is taking action to address the issue. Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While we know tailings are currently leaking toxic water into groundwater, the government has done no study on the health impact this has had – despite high rates of rare cancers in the First Nations communities downstream. Government is failing to enforce existing laws meant to protect people and the environment in the oil sands .

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

In this instance, 16 young people from across Montana, who were between 2 and 18 years old when the case was filed in 2020, brought their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana , against their state government. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This anticipated spending provides significant opportunities for government contractors. But companies seeking government contracts should be aware that there is a new cop walking this beat. For example, concrete is an essential component of many construction projects, including road and bridge projects managed by government agencies.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2015, the Dutch environmental organization Urgenda Foundation with nearly 900 co-plaintiffs took the Dutch government to court. They argued that the government was failing to take sufficient action to combat climate change, which was, in their view, a violation of its duty to protect its citizens’ well-being. In the Leghari v.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This newsletter is our seventh annual review of significant state court decisions relevant for private company M&A transactions and related governance matters and disputes. This Advisory is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 5, 2024

His work focuses on the legal frameworks governing ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, at both the national and international levels. Ashwin graduated from Columbia Law School in 2024 with an LL.M. Ashwin graduated from NALSAR University of Law, India with a B.A. in 2020, and is qualified to practice law in India.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 13, 2022

We’re back to fighting this the way we’ve fought for decades here in Florida, using our existing environmental protection laws.”. Brownlee cited the omnibus bill, writing that the Florida state legislature holds the power to set environmental policy and preempt county and local laws. Florida environmentalist Chuck O’Neal. On the Radar.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Whole Foods did not break the law by banning Black Lives Matter apparel, judge rules CNN PaulaR Tue, 01/02/2024 - 13:37 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Read more Ramishah Maruf New YorkCNN — Whole Foods did not act unlawfully by banning employees from wearing items with Black Lives Matter messaging, a judge ruled Thursday.

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MGKF Law

MARCH 29, 2023

In September 2020, I wrote a Litigation Blog post about the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Nanouk v. 2020), which considered whether the so-called discretionary function exception barred tort claims against the government in connection with its lengthy, haphazard cleanup of a PCB hotspot near a Cold War-era military installation in Alaska.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

ADV Amendments The annual amendment for ADV Parts 1A (and 1B for state-registered advisers) and the Brochure (ADV Part 2A) is due March 30, 2020 (for firms with year-end fiscal years). SEC Statistics on Advisers In the “2020 Examination Priorities”, the SEC published some interesting statistics. Available at [link].

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Arnold & Porter was named to the Financial Times list of "Top 20 Most Innovative Law Firms in North America" in the "Practice of Law" category. The ranking highlights firms that excel in areas of legal practice, business and operational management, inclusion, and environmental, social and governance issues.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Now the government is pushing ahead with settling compensation - but not via a law but via a public law contract. By the end of 2019 the country put an end-date to electricity production from coal in the Netherlands via the Law“ Prohibiting the Use of Coal in Electricity Production ”. Germany: Law or Contract?

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 17, 2022

These blog posts summarize our recent article in Ecology Law Quarterly , coauthored with my collaborator Moira O’Neill. The second blog post (summarizing the relevant law) is here. Our data covered 2014-2020 in San Diego County. The first blog post (providing an overview of the issue) is here. Implications. Paths forward.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The law is clear and has been since 1991. What is missing is the strength of will within government to get this sorted.” – Guy Linley-Adams, a solicitor for Salmon and Trout Conservation. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In Case You Missed It: . Sustainable Urban Planning Could Help Solve Mexico City’s Water Scarcity Problem.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Water utilities and governments are re-evaluating customer assistance for low-income residents. The American Rescue Plan Act was a landmark law. It provided $350 billion to state, local, and tribal governments to respond to Covid-19, invest in infrastructure, and recover lost revenue. Photo by Fran Jacquier on Unsplash.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

In 2020, Circle of Blue researched a dozen large cities and found 1.5 Since December 2020, the federal government has allocated over a billion dollars for water debt relief, but due to administrative hurdles that money has been slow to reach families in need. Chicago’s water debt struggles are part of a national problem.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and Environment (CLEE) helped develop the Initiative, so I’m particularly pleased to highlight it. At Climate Week New York yesterday, California announced a significant new initiative for Subnational action on methane. SB 1383 establishes California methane emissions reduction targets.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. An electricity plan published in December 2020 calls for a 2030 power of mix of one-third coal, with the remainder divided roughly equally between nuclear, liquid natural gas, and renewables.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In 2020, another trial is set to be held in St. Only three states—California, Washington, and Minnesota— have laws protecting workers from heat. Undocumented migrant farmworkers’ fears of deportation empower employers to violate the law without worry that exploited farm workers might report them to labor authorities. 10 billion.

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Environment, Law, and History

JANUARY 19, 2021

The recent issue of the Journal of Environmental Law has a review by Stephen Tromans of Richard Macrory's Irresolute Clay: Shaping the Foundations of Modern Environmental Law (Hart, 2020). Macrory concludes that ‘the notion of both environmental law and environmental lawyers seems now to be fully embedded in our legal system.’

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

Tools with which to regulate emissions from freight vehicles have eluded local governments, in large part because federal law preempts many state and local vehicle standards. While there are exceptions and limited workarounds, these three federal laws are a significant challenge for local governments to navigate.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Though increasingly climate migrants to other countries are described as “ climate refugees ”, displacement by disasters and climate change is yet to be included in the definition of a refugee as established under international law. Their rights are only covered under human rights law.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

The Alberta government has allowed 1.4 The Alberta government has allowed 1.4 Environmental protection laws must be enforced in response to incidents like last year’s major spill and leak from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. The Alberta government must be cautious not to overreach its jurisdiction.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

UNOCAL appealed to the Fifth Circuit, arguing, inter alia , that Sojitz’s claim for equitable subrogation failed as a matter of law because the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) does not grant BSEE a civil claim for monetary damages based on a party’s failure to perform decommissioning to which Sojitz could subrogate.

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was initiated nine years ago, but now it comes back to haunt the German government with a vengeance. In the original nuclear phase out law of 2002 the Government allocated these residual electricity volumes to each nuclear power plant in Germany so that the total output of the respective plant corresponds to an average 32 year lifetime.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

On Friday, EPA announced that it was reconsidering its 2020 decision to leave the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone unchanged. The notice does not identify any specific perceived flaws in the 2020 decision. first appeared on Law and the Environment. The reconsideration will be based on the existing record.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Private Members Bill, if passed, would establish the UK’s first law mandating business due diligence on human rights and the environment. By Paul A. Davies , Michael D. The Bill aims to level the playing field among businesses, provide clarity on legal obligations, and enable a greater level of access to justice.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Understanding that such investments would not be made by farmers without a guaranteed market, the Indian government also created a minimum support price (MSP) for wheat in 1966-67. A 2019 Indian government report estimated that 74% of the area where wheat is cultivated, and 65% of the area where rice is grown, will face water shortages.

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